Woodridge patrols increased after stranger approaches 5th-grader

Woodridge police officials increased patrols near schools on Thursday after a man may have tried to lure a 5th grade student into his car.

Police said the child was walking to school about 7 a.m. in the 7800 block of Woodridge Drive when a man exited his vehicle and said to the child, “Hey, you coming with us?”

Police also believe there was a female adult passenger in the vehicle that is described as a dark blue newer model minivan.

Woodridge police officials said all Woodridge School District 68 schools and parents are being notified of the suspicious incident.

Police said the man was wearing a light and dark grey knit jacket with dark pants and is described as white or possibly Hispanic in his mid-20s with short dark hair. The female is being described as white in her early 20s with long dark hair.